The 7th Blues
| The 7th Blues | ||||
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| Studio album by B'z | ||||
| Released | March 3rd, 1994 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 1:42:51 | |||
| Producer | Tak Matsumoto | |||
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The 7th Blues is the seventh studio album by B'z, released on March 3rd, 1994.
Upon release, The 7th Blues debuted at the top of the Weekly Oricon Album chart with 1,1049,900 physical copies sold in the first week alone. Initial sales were strong enough to sustain its place at the top of the chart for three consecutive weeks. Seven months later, the album would go on to rank at number four on the year end chart. To date, the album has sold in excess of 1,630,450 physical copies, qualifying it for a Million certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan. In 2018, the album was reissued as a four vinyl set made available to visitors of their thirtieth anniversary public exhibition entitled "SCENES" alongside all other studio albums to that point.
Track listing
All music and guitar by Tak Matsumoto. All lyrics and lead vocals by Koshi Inaba.
Disc 1
- LOVE IS DEAD
- Odekake Shimasho — Let's Get Out of Here, おでかけしましょ
- Miseinen — Under Age, 未成年
- Yami no Ame — Rain in the Darkness, 闇の雨
- MY SAD LOVE
- Queen of Madrid
- Himitsu na Futari — The Secretive Two, ヒミツなふたり
- Strings of My Soul
- Akai Kawa — Red River, 赤い河
- WILD ROAD
Disc 2
- Don't Leave Me
- Sweet Lil' Devil
- THE BORDER
- JAP THE RIPPER
- SLAVE TO THE NIGHT
- Haru — Spring, 春
- Yaburenu Yume wo Hikizutte — Dragging Along An Unbroken Dream, 破れぬ夢をひきずって
- LADY NAVIGATION (ENGLISH VERSION)
- Mou Karimakka — Are You Earning A Lot?, もうかりまっか
- farewell song
Reversion history
| Original Song | Reversion History |
|---|---|
| LOVE IS DEAD ALBUM SONG (1994)
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UNRELEASED: LOVE IS DEAD [English Demo Version] (1992-1994) |
| Yami no Ame ALBUM SONG (1994)
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UNRELEASED: Yami no Ame [English Demo Version] (1992-1994) |
| Don't Leave Me SINGLE & ALBUM SONG (1994)
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UNRELEASED: Don't Leave Me [Instrumental Version] (1994) |
| Sweet Lil' Devil ALBUM SONG (1994)
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UNRELEASED: Sweet Lil' Devil [English Demo Version] (1992-1994) |
| Yaburenu Yume wo Hikizutte ALBUM SONG (1994)
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UNRELEASED: Yaburenu Yume wo Hikizutte [English Demo Version] (1992-1994) |
| farewell song ALBUM SONG (1994)
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UNRELEASED: farewell song [English Demo Version] (1992-1994) |
Live appearances
Live Performances
- LOVE IS DEAD [136 SHOWS]
B'z LIVE-GYM '94 "THE 9TH BLUES -Part1-" [55/55 SHOWS]- B'z LIVE-GYM '94 "THE 9TH BLUES -Part2-" [32/32 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2003 "IT'S SHOWCASE!!" [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM The Final Pleasure "IT'S SHOWTIME!!" [21/23 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2003 "BANZAI IN NORTH AMERICA" [7/7 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2010 "Ain't No Magic" [19/19 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2020 -5 ERAS 8820- [1/5 SHOWS]
- Odekake Shimasho [102 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '94 "THE 9TH BLUES -Part1-" [55/55 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '94 "THE 9TH BLUES -Part2-" [32/32 SHOWS]
- Merry X'Mas ~ Mary Had a Little Lamb/Silent Night [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2007 -19- [6/6 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2007 -B'z In Your Town- [7/7 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2020 -5 ERAS 8820- [1/5 SHOWS]
- Miseinen [60 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '94 "THE 9TH BLUES -Part1-" [55/55 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2008 "ACTION" [5/53 SHOWS]
- Yami no Ame [30 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '94 "THE 9TH BLUES -Part1-" [28/55 SHOWS]
- B'z Special LIVE at EX THEATER ROPPONGI [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2020 -5 ERAS 8820- [1/5 SHOWS]
- MY SAD LOVE [23 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '94 "THE 9TH BLUES -Part1-" [15/55 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2009 -B'z In Your Town- [8/8 SHOWS]
- Queen of Madrid [32 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '94 "THE 9TH BLUES -Part2-" [32/32 SHOWS]
- Himitsu na Futari [29 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '94 "THE 9TH BLUES -Part1-" [16/55 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2003 "BIG MACHINE" [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2003 "BIG MACHINE" [12/12 SHOWS]
- Strings of My Soul [24 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '93 "RUN" [24/49 SHOWS]
- Akai Kawa [105 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '94 "THE 9TH BLUES -Part1-" [55/55 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '94 "THE 9TH BLUES -Part2-" [32/32 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2017-2018 "LIVE DINOSAUR" [18/18 SHOWS]
- WILD ROAD [87 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '94 "THE 9TH BLUES -Part1-" [55/55 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '94 "THE 9TH BLUES -Part2-" [32/32 SHOWS]
- Don't Leave Me [150 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '94 "THE 9TH BLUES -Part1-" [55/55 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '94 "THE 9TH BLUES -Part2-" [32/32 SHOWS]
- Merry X'Mas ~ Mary Had a Little Lamb/Silent Night [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'95 "BUZZ!!" [12/12 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '96 "Spirit LOOSE" SHOWCASE [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '99 "Brotherhood" -Extra- [2/24 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2003 "BIG MACHINE" [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2003 "BIG MACHINE" [12/12 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure 2008 -GLORY DAYS- [6/6 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2015 -EPIC NIGHT- [16/40 SHOWS]
- ROCKROCK 20th ANNIVERSARY LIVE "ROCK BEYOND ROCK" [1/1 SHOWS]
- 7-Eleven presents B'z PREMIUM LIVE [1/2 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2017-2018 "LIVE DINOSAUR" [9/18 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2020 -5 ERAS 8820- [1/5 SHOWS]
- Sweet Lil' Devil [87 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '94 "THE 9TH BLUES -Part1-" [55/55 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '94 "THE 9TH BLUES -Part2-" [32/32 SHOWS]
- THE BORDER
- JAP THE RIPPER [186 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'93 "JAP THE RIPPER" [2/2 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '94 "THE 9TH BLUES -Part1-" [55/55 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '94 "THE 9TH BLUES -Part2-" [32/32 SHOWS]
- Merry X'Mas ~ Mary Had a Little Lamb/Silent Night [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'95 "BUZZ!!" [12/12 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '96 "Spirit LOOSE" SHOWCASE [1/1 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '96 "Spirit LOOSE" [44/44 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '99 "Brotherhood" -Extra- [2/24 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM 2001 "ELEVEN" [37/46 SHOWS]
- SLAVE TO THE NIGHT
- Haru [34 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '94 "THE 9TH BLUES -Part1-" [27/55 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2007 -19- [6/6 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2007 -B'z In Your Town- [1/7 SHOWS]
- Yaburenu Yume wo Hikizutte [33 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '94 "THE 9TH BLUES -Part1-" [1/55 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '94 "THE 9TH BLUES -Part2-" [32/32 SHOWS]
- LADY NAVIGATION (English Version) [57 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM Pleasure'93 "JAP THE RIPPER" [2/2 SHOWS] (The 7th Blues Version)
- B'z LIVE-GYM '94 "THE 9TH BLUES -Part1-" [55/55 SHOWS] (The 7th Blues Version)
- Mou Karimakka [88 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '94 "THE 9TH BLUES -Part1-" [55/55 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '94 "THE 9TH BLUES -Part2-" [32/32 SHOWS]
- B'z SHOWCASE 2020 -5 ERAS 8820- [1/5 SHOWS]
- farewell song [31 SHOWS]
- B'z LIVE-GYM '94 "THE 9TH BLUES -Part2-" [31/32 SHOWS]
Home Videos
- LOVE IS DEAD
- Odekake Shimasho
- Miseinen
- Yami no Ame
- MY SAD LOVE
- Queen of Madrid
- Himitsu na Futari
- Strings of My Soul
- Akai Kawa
- WILD ROAD
- Don't Leave Me
- Sweet Lil' Devil
- THE BORDER
- JAP THE RIPPER
- SLAVE TO THE NIGHT
- Haru
- Yaburenu Yume wo Hikizutte
- LADY NAVIGATION (English Version)
- Mou Karimakka
- farewell song
Sales data
| No. | Cover | Album | Physical Copies Sold | Chart Positions | Certification | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIRST WEEK | LIFETIME | WEEK | MONTH | YEAR | ||||
| 7 | 
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The 7th Blues |
1,049,900+ |
1,630,450+ |
1 |
— |
4 |
Million |
Personnel
B'z
- Tak Matsumoto: Guitar, Music Composition, Arrangement, Electric Sitar,
- Koshi Inaba: Vocals, Lyric Composition, Chorus (DISC 1: Track 8, DISC 2: Track 7,8,9除く)
Support Members
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Production
- Kazuki Katsuta: Horns Placement, Arrangement (DISC 1: Track 1)
- Junichi Hiiro: Strings Arrangement (DISC 2: Track 7)